Mar 23, 2015, 11:08 pm
Last edit by: jigri2003
Some info:
Prepaid meal plan rates as of Feb 2015 per post 1305: (breakfast price updated as of Jan 2020)
Breakfast: 4860 xpf (tax incl) per person per day
Half board (breakfast and a 3-courses dinner): 13 053 xpf (tax incl) per person per day
Full board (breakfast, a 2-courses lunch and a 3-courses dinner): 17 632 xpf (tax incl) per person per day.
Breakfast 50% discount: available only at check in time if it is taken for the entire stay. It does not apply for half board and full board. Post 1376
Guaranteed Upgrade Costs as of January 2015 per post 1293
Emerald to Sapphire: 15,000 XPF + 14% taxes per night
Emerald to Diamond: 25,000 XPF + 14% taxes per night
Emerald to Diamond Otemanu: 35,000 XPF + 14% taxes per night
Emerald to Diamond End of Pontoon: 45,000 XPF + 14% taxes per night
Full prepayment prior to arrival required
Direct Boat Transfers to/from Airport One-way: 7334 XPF (updated Dec 2019) (about 15 minutes). Resort will email you to arrange this ahead of time if desired.
Boat transfer from the Airport is not mandatory despite what any hotel emails might imply to the contrary. It's possible to take the free Air Tahiti shuttle to Vaitape (15 minutes), followed by a taxi to the IC Le Moana for 2000XPF (15 minutes), then the IC's shuttle between Le Moana and Thalasso for 3390 XPF per person one way (updated Dec 2019) (15 minutes). If all transfers go smoothly, the journey could be as short as an hour, or longer than two hours if you're unlucky.
Boat Times (as of Oct 2016, and current as of Jan 2020)
Leaving Le Moana:
7:45am
8:45am
11:45am*
12:45pm
1:45pm
4:30pm
5:30pm*
6:30pm
8:30pm
10:00pm
Leaving Thalasso:
8:15am
9:15am*
12:15pm
1:15pm
2:15pm*
5:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm
9:30pm
10:30pm
* Boat times with a * can connect with the bus shuttle between IC Le Moana and Vaitape town, as shown below:
Bus Shuttles between IC Le Moana and Vaitape town:
Depart IC Le Moana:
9:45am
2:45pm
Depart Vaitape:
11:15am
5:00pm
The bus shuttle costs 1150 XPF RT/person.
Note: There is no ATM at the Thalasso. The closest ATMs are in Vaitape, the main town where the airport ferry stops. However, both IC Le Moana and Thalasso will give you a "cash advance" on your credit card for a fee of 5%. The transaction will post as a purchase.
XPF is also available at the airport in Pappeete from several ATMs.
POST 1795
Resort Email: [email protected]
Prepaid meal plan rates as of Feb 2015 per post 1305: (breakfast price updated as of Jan 2020)
Breakfast: 4860 xpf (tax incl) per person per day
Half board (breakfast and a 3-courses dinner): 13 053 xpf (tax incl) per person per day
Full board (breakfast, a 2-courses lunch and a 3-courses dinner): 17 632 xpf (tax incl) per person per day.
Breakfast 50% discount: available only at check in time if it is taken for the entire stay. It does not apply for half board and full board. Post 1376
Guaranteed Upgrade Costs as of January 2015 per post 1293
Emerald to Sapphire: 15,000 XPF + 14% taxes per night
Emerald to Diamond: 25,000 XPF + 14% taxes per night
Emerald to Diamond Otemanu: 35,000 XPF + 14% taxes per night
Emerald to Diamond End of Pontoon: 45,000 XPF + 14% taxes per night
Full prepayment prior to arrival required
Direct Boat Transfers to/from Airport One-way: 7334 XPF (updated Dec 2019) (about 15 minutes). Resort will email you to arrange this ahead of time if desired.
Boat transfer from the Airport is not mandatory despite what any hotel emails might imply to the contrary. It's possible to take the free Air Tahiti shuttle to Vaitape (15 minutes), followed by a taxi to the IC Le Moana for 2000XPF (15 minutes), then the IC's shuttle between Le Moana and Thalasso for 3390 XPF per person one way (updated Dec 2019) (15 minutes). If all transfers go smoothly, the journey could be as short as an hour, or longer than two hours if you're unlucky.
Boat Times (as of Oct 2016, and current as of Jan 2020)
Leaving Le Moana:
7:45am
8:45am
11:45am*
12:45pm
1:45pm
4:30pm
5:30pm*
6:30pm
8:30pm
10:00pm
Leaving Thalasso:
8:15am
9:15am*
12:15pm
1:15pm
2:15pm*
5:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm
9:30pm
10:30pm
* Boat times with a * can connect with the bus shuttle between IC Le Moana and Vaitape town, as shown below:
Bus Shuttles between IC Le Moana and Vaitape town:
Depart IC Le Moana:
9:45am
2:45pm
Depart Vaitape:
11:15am
5:00pm
The bus shuttle costs 1150 XPF RT/person.
Note: There is no ATM at the Thalasso. The closest ATMs are in Vaitape, the main town where the airport ferry stops. However, both IC Le Moana and Thalasso will give you a "cash advance" on your credit card for a fee of 5%. The transaction will post as a purchase.
XPF is also available at the airport in Pappeete from several ATMs.
POST 1795
Resort Email: [email protected]
IC Thalasso Bora Bora Master Thread [merged]
Apr 22, 2020, 9:30 am
#3751
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: SAN
Posts: 1,306
I have a friend with a pension in the Tuamotus.. she also lives part time in Papeete... She believes that French Polynesia will not permit any foreigners until the outbreak is controlled worldwide and especially from the USA. I believe that the visit I was going to make in October is jeopardized for that reason...and that's 6 months away....
TD
Apr 22, 2020, 1:43 pm
#3752
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Minneapolis
Programs: DL DM, IHG Spire, Marriott Platinum, National EE
Posts: 318
Hope you're somehow able to make your trip in July, TD.
Apr 23, 2020, 10:34 am
#3753
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 54
It will take some time for people to trust getting on an airplane again, but the demand will come back, maybe 1st quarter 2021?
Apr 24, 2020, 12:28 pm
#3754
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: Delta Gold, UA Gold, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum
Posts: 275
If the world is locked down for another 18-24 months(best case time line for an untested vaccine) the least of our worries will be getting to Bora Bora...... Let's not forget that they have already determined that there is at least 30 diff strains of Covid.... (are we going to line up and take 30 shots every yr?) Also differing reports on if covid is mutating, which if it is actually mutating would make all current vaccine progress pointless.... The vaccine is not the great white horse that the media is making it out to be.
It will take some time for people to trust getting on an airplane again, but the demand will come back, maybe 1st quarter 2021?
It will take some time for people to trust getting on an airplane again, but the demand will come back, maybe 1st quarter 2021?
My Bora Bora honeymoon was supposed to be just a few weeks ago. Our plan was to hopefully reschedule for August or September. Will probably book everything we can that can be cancelled without a penalty.
May 9, 2020, 10:12 pm
#3755
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 731
The many (30?) different strains are minor differences in the virus' genetic code. There have not been major mutations yet. One single vaccine should be effective against all of those strains. This isn't similar to all the various seasonal flu strains.
My Bora Bora honeymoon was supposed to be just a few weeks ago. Our plan was to hopefully reschedule for August or September. Will probably book everything we can that can be cancelled without a penalty.
My Bora Bora honeymoon was supposed to be just a few weeks ago. Our plan was to hopefully reschedule for August or September. Will probably book everything we can that can be cancelled without a penalty.
We're hoping to go to this hotel in August. Have you heard anything from the hotel if you still plan on going in August? Thanks!
May 10, 2020, 1:05 am
#3756
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: SNA and XRY
Programs: UA PP, 2 MM; IC;
Posts: 1,043
My Polynesian friends have told me that the country will not open to tourists until things are stable in countries where the bulk of the tourists come from and they think that won't be until fall.
May 14, 2020, 9:52 pm
#3757
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 731
Thank you- we noticed United and Air Tahiti Nui will start flying in July so we were hoping August may work. Hope all stay safe!
May 14, 2020, 10:59 pm
#3758
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: Delta Gold, UA Gold, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum
Posts: 275
Getting to PPT doesn't matter if you can't get to BOB. Air Tahiti is not selling flights (on their website) before Sept 1st.
May 17, 2020, 12:54 am
#3759
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: SNA and XRY
Programs: UA PP, 2 MM; IC;
Posts: 1,043
https://tahititourisme.com/en-us/covid-19/
I go down there a lot and they have been very aggressive about keeping Covid off their islands and I don't see that changing. It is for this reason that I don't think they will allow any foreign flights from destinations that still have significant numbers. I am in Spain and from what I am observing from here, the US may be opening up on a state level, but it looks like it would be a very long time before French Polynesia would allow anyone coming from the USA to their shores, based on the haphazard management of the disease in the US.
May 21, 2020, 12:30 am
#3761
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: SNA and XRY
Programs: UA PP, 2 MM; IC;
Posts: 1,043
It's in the notice mentioned above... there are not any inter island flights until further notice from the government.
https://tahititourisme.com/en-us/covid-19/
Jun 5, 2020, 10:58 pm
#3762
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 731
update on international tourism as of July 15, 2020
Haven't contacted hotels directly, but they sure as heck are still showing room availability in August. IC, Conrad and StR all seem to have their cash prices and points availability shifting every few days.
Getting to PPT doesn't matter if you can't get to BOB. Air Tahiti is not selling flights (on their website) before Sept 1st.
Getting to PPT doesn't matter if you can't get to BOB. Air Tahiti is not selling flights (on their website) before Sept 1st.
Jun 5, 2020, 11:55 pm
#3763
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: SFO
Programs: AS, UA, WN, IHG Diamond Elite, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Gold, CET 7*
Posts: 3,300
super exciting!! https://tahititourisme.com/en-us/covid-19/
Compulsory COVID testing 72 hours prior to departure / provide medical certificate for boarding
Wearing a mask while there (recommended)
COVID testing 4 days after arrival
Regular visits from medical staff during stay (whatever that means)
If you end up with symptoms or test positive, mandatory quarantine at your own expense
That may be just fine for some, but I'lll wait for a vaccine before undertaking that trip.
Jun 6, 2020, 9:32 am
#3764
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: SAN
Posts: 1,306
But is it really?
Compulsory COVID testing 72 hours prior to departure / provide medical certificate for boarding
Wearing a mask while there (recommended)
COVID testing 4 days after arrival
Regular visits from medical staff during stay (whatever that means)
If you end up with symptoms or test positive, mandatory quarantine at your own expense
That may be just fine for some, but I'lll wait for a vaccine before undertaking that trip.
Compulsory COVID testing 72 hours prior to departure / provide medical certificate for boarding
Wearing a mask while there (recommended)
COVID testing 4 days after arrival
Regular visits from medical staff during stay (whatever that means)
If you end up with symptoms or test positive, mandatory quarantine at your own expense
That may be just fine for some, but I'lll wait for a vaccine before undertaking that trip.
TP
Jun 7, 2020, 9:35 am
#3765
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: SNA and XRY
Programs: UA PP, 2 MM; IC;
Posts: 1,043
super exciting!! https://tahititourisme.com/en-us/covid-19/
I will be there diving on my birthday in October...!!!!